Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-16
GENERAL Markets.
Produce and Provisions.


ST. LOUIS, MO, March 49, FloUr-Market
for b 81 grades { ull and easy; medium and low
grades scarce and firm. Wheat under strong
general btaIi-h feeling, dropped "a e but par
italy 7, covered ana closed lirm but 6I07.r be
low We te DAY. hO.2 red Ca-h 19C: May 1St q
79a4C, closing al 794C; June 1S3sG 791sC, closing
7S7sc; Jul. 776T3sC, closing at TIC asked !;
August Tl4G7SEr, closing TIC Corn market
sympathized with wheat, and options declined
24G{tc;No ash, 351z 635I<c; March S51<C; May
35ll @36l4c; closi, 35lzG55sS. Oats steady ;
s. 0082 05. Whisky steady 81 Is. ProVi sions
dull wi. only small job trade done. Pork,
old, Sl4 756l5 90; new SIS 5O9l9 90. Lard,
81 8 BID. Dry salt meas, boxed lot. Ehonldets,
S. o.; long Gle ', S. 90; short ribs S. %; short
clear,SS IS BaCOn-Snoulder- s. %; long clear,
S. 624s; $40 ribs, S. IS; short clear, s. o71s9
Afternoon b1ard-Wheat G8]lc higher; May
1880; Angus, 77%@7Sj Corn Irregular;
March SIC; May 35ss $3.50 Ga s-No Gales.
CHICAGO i'll March Is This proved to be
a sort # sensational day in wheat As the SEES
siol adva' c.. ;he Suspicion grew that the bull
clique were sc ling out 'heir I"pg wheat and
peared to confirm this view. The starring price
for 81 ay dell cry wa 81 I4c, or &C lower han
the closing fGuIe last might. The market held
steady for short time and then b, gan 10 e
Cede sluWly under large off" ings The market
was very stubborn at ABOUT &c, but The guam
itie- OF heat when pressed for sale tnaily
b C me SO larSe Z at shortly before noon The
price dropped to 1870 Itheli there steadily for
a short Iue when another deiuge OF wheat
come on the ma ket, and the pit became s. enc
OF aft panic There was a sudden plunge to
49,. The decline brought out tremendous
lots Of long wheat, and causing the announce
mert of the failure Of one firm. 8Urlng the
decline comniss on houses were compelled TO
close out numVr us lraUes for customers whose
Ealing of margins all of which wers promptly
re pom ed to. The market rebounded from
inside hgure6 even more rapidly man u
had declined. Shorts who endtaVored 30 cover
found II tie wheat on sale, and C ique bull
houses were open buyers for large quantities 5.
market rallied 10 sos and stopped there at
l oCluck In The afternoon the market opened
at S01sc and rose to size wit""ut stopping.
finally closing at Sl3sGSIizC. The clea sinps
from lhree Atlantic ports aggregated 2e1sO6
bus hels Receipt continue to be I ee, agra
Gatiag j25 900 bushels at eleven points, while
the shll ments from the same uoint aggregate
$4,000 bushels. The corn mark ruled mOdeFs
ately steady early n h" day, but finally became
heavy under large Otfrri g, pr ces b eaking of
I1tC from the opening figures, rallied 51cI.
finally close &c lower than yesterday. Re-,
Ceipts conIUe Tree and shipping demand mod ]
crate Lard adVanC, d tO'lOdl 2RC per 100 pounds
early, but fell back and closed ab ut same as
yesterday. There Wss sharp sdYance Il 258
3Oc in short ribsIearly in the day, but advance
was all sub equently lost. Leading futures
C oSed as follows: Wheat-NO. ,, March,
73a@77Hc; May, sl9@SI54c; June, s0l4c; July,
79Ic. COrn-No ?, March, 541Sc; May, 1870;
$50 20; May $40 60; June, 81 60 Lard-March,
81 45; May, s. 5H5; June 81 62H Cash quo
ia ions were as follows: Flour Lull
neglected. No. spring wheat, 751z G771zc; No.
red, nominal; No Q corn, 34i. az ~; pork,
SO 10000 80 lard 81 As; short lbs ties loose,
$ l5GS 20, dry So ted shoulders, boxed, So OO6
25; short clear sides, boxed, S. 55aS 60.
Whisky-Distillers finished goods per gallon,
5. Is.
YORK. March 5-Flour-Pa:her more
doing for exports; prices weak Wheat-SpOt
lots 3a@s+c lower; mOderaliVe'y active for ex-
port market Cpened heavy and declined '4G1C,
later ruled stronger and close showing rccov-
cry of q a sc; speculation moderate; fpOI, No.
Jed S5I4 d9O}4c; 3 ore and eleva or ga G92}sc;
aflOat and delivered March nominal 9otsc. April
90tG9O3c. closing at 9O5sc; May 9O1.G9lts',
closing at 9li4c. COrn-o, OF lots about &c and
options HG+.c lower, closing steady with
s!lgnt re$G ion; , tTai1 Is modera'e,
4S34c; April 4S1aG4S1Ie closing at 4S'1c; My
A. 1870, closing at 49,. ,offee-Srot lair;
rio dull at l4'ac; OPTIONS oderat ly acti, z and
wer, elosiu~ steady; ISLES 43 25S bags; March
So 55GI2 so; y, I'll SD 60; MAY. June and July
So 20; OctObcrS all So; y ~ embcr Sl2 506
l. 81; December So SO. Sug,r -tea and
moderately active; refined 6. ady: NJ lasses
mes mes &c Il &c S0aS8c; pulled 4SS5c; texas texas SO
25c Pork firm and quiet. Cut mea firm and
quiet Lard lOGl2 points tigner an - less
s sye M GSsS s. ges7 = one s. - S 9 g5 U2
81 95GS o.; city steam 81 80.
NEW ORLEANS, LA March l5-FloUr ster,
but - OF qnot bly, ow,r. Corn scarce and firm
JOODlnR ~ OV0SIC' OaIS y let, uut sleduy dI
81. a3Sc. Hay quiet nd w ak at sl3 O0S 6 so.
SIT so; Lard 81 c6a7 I21l; Bulk meas
Shoulders S. so; clear ribs and long clear.
S 37]s. Bacon-shoulders, 81 90; long clear and
clear rib, 50 90. hams, Sli t0Gl2 Oo. WHISKY
western T, Gifted, 81 1901 81. fse-Raeier
but not quot bly, lower. Rice-st aoy, rdi-
nary TO prime, 20 a4c. Cotton seed products dul
prime yellow crude oil, S9c; Summer yellow.
s55I 6s6c; cake and meal, $50 O0a2O IS SuFar-'
strong; open he tie, strictly prime, AZ "a 9-16c;
fully faiE 70 prime, 4;I64 T-l5c; centrifugal